The Last of Us Part II

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  1. prosto4ester
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Well, I don't know why but I've jumped on that hype train and expected way too much from this game. In fact we got a remastered first part with better graphics and a worse story. Level design is almost the same, all the levels are small and feel so, even if you compare to uncharted I felt more freedom there. And yeah I know it's 2020 and we all are super tolerant and so, but come on, thatWell, I don't know why but I've jumped on that hype train and expected way too much from this game. In fact we got a remastered first part with better graphics and a worse story. Level design is almost the same, all the levels are small and feel so, even if you compare to uncharted I felt more freedom there. And yeah I know it's 2020 and we all are super tolerant and so, but come on, that crisis in the game happened more than 7 years ago and I won't believe that people went the same way as we did during the times when mushroom zombies are trying to eat you. I mean I'm not against same sex relationship and weed but seriously is that all we can show in the modern games? I got bored after the part we leave our city and start to solve how to open the gate, it so obvious that I turned my PS4 wich I bought with a bundle of the last of us 1 and went to sleep because this game is waste of your time. I'm sorry to say but all good things come to the end.… Expand
  2. Alenk0
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Garbage game. Garbage story. Garbage characters. Don't make the mistake I made of buying it and save yourself 80 bucks.
  3. superkevin10000
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This game have most awful drama because SJW. Naughty Dog is screw up TLOU2, and Neil Druckmann should apologize to every gamer.
  4. Hawkfrost123
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    The game suffers from an extremely poor narrative. it seems the write decisions were largely ideologically driven. They simply got rid of one of the most beloved characters in gaming in order to make room for another character. While the gameplay is not bad, the story will leave a bitter taste in your mouth. That's something pretty much opposite to games like Mass Effect, where the contextThe game suffers from an extremely poor narrative. it seems the write decisions were largely ideologically driven. They simply got rid of one of the most beloved characters in gaming in order to make room for another character. While the gameplay is not bad, the story will leave a bitter taste in your mouth. That's something pretty much opposite to games like Mass Effect, where the context (story and characters surrounding you) drive the fun in the gameplay. Here, the context buries the gameplay.… Expand
  5. QysRr
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad story unfortunately from best game to bad game story you make us hate the characters… Expand
  6. Satx-Batman
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay was decent but story was horrendous, pretty much everything you did in the first game was pointless. If this is the material we can expect from NaughtyDog in their games I won't be buying them from here on out.… Expand
  7. trees85
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    First, TLOU2 probably has the best graphics on PS4 Pro and it's not even close. Unfortunately, that's about the only positive thing to say. By far the worst character development and story I've played. Didn't pay attention to the leaks but probably should have so i wouldn't have wasted my time or money on this trash. Last of Us was such an amazing game, can't believe they ruined this.
  8. Agentcarter1247
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    The worst ending of a game I've ever seen, no payoff at all. This doesn't show what happens with a perpetual cycle of violence, it shows why Anita Sarkeesian shouldn't be too close to game writers.
    Graphics were good though, props to the great team behind them.
  9. Kb1983
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Wow...just wow.. most depressive game I have ever played. The first one was Kind of depressing aswell ,but there was some optimism And a very good And Emotional story. This one went overboard. I wont spoil anything but beware , this is some sad and depressive **** Loved the first game but this let me down so much.
  10. Fridger
    Jun 24, 2020
    2
    I realy dont Like the story andbthe new Charakters. It looks realy nice but i play it for story and not for looks.
  11. Dr_Rockzo
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Bad game. More crap of subverting expectations and Walking Dead nonsense. Don't buy it.
  12. xrosso
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So starting with the gameplay and graphics.
    Like on last of us 1 the graphics, movements and music are great.
    They did a awesome job on climbing and laying down.

    The negative part (including spoilers):
    - Ellie and the other girl smoking weed.
    - Not only adults are going to play this game, there will be under aged people too, so its like an
    advertisement for them to start smoking. And even if its not the case, its a story based zombie
    game, there is no space for weed.

    - Joel dies
    - Why would you let the coolest daddy figure we ever saw in our game history die. Top of that we have
    to play a character that kills him later. huge disappointment.

    Whoever wrote this storyline should never ever write a story for a top game.
    Im talking about a game that was in my and many others mind the best game that's on the market since 2013.    … Expand
  13. Rogercarlson
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just completed last of us 2 and never have I wanted to get a refund after finishing a naughty dog game before. This game has awful characters with no personalities. Just bland shells acting like humans. The story also misleads the consumer and makes you play as Joel’s killer for half the game. Yeah. Joel you know the character that made the last of us what it is? He dies. In the first. 2 hours. Abby the killer who you play as, is an annoying character who we are trying to feel sympathy for but doesn’t work. And her friends that you kill as Ellie are so unlike able and void of personalities that you don’t mind killing them. And the worst part of all is that at the end of the game you let Abby free as Ellie! What?! Most unsatisfying story I’ve ever seen. When the game ended I deleted it off of my ps4. Fire Druckmann and hire Amy back Naughty Dog. Your company is going down the drain.… Expand
  14. OZM
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    The graphic is good but the story sucks! Real life already suck enough yet they decided to **** us up more inside game life! WTH! I’m not saying that Joel doesn’t deserved to die but not in this stupid way! A promising IP got destroyed by some ignorance stupid thinking I’m a great storytellers and writers ****
  15. JJ785
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    What kind of story development was that. Essentially forced the narrative of Abby onto us with I mean no choice about 8 hours of backstory. The intention was probably for all that to build abbys character to sympathize her actions I’m sure but all got thrown out the window when Joel. The man Joel died in the first hour into the game, literally one of the worse way possible. When heWhat kind of story development was that. Essentially forced the narrative of Abby onto us with I mean no choice about 8 hours of backstory. The intention was probably for all that to build abbys character to sympathize her actions I’m sure but all got thrown out the window when Joel. The man Joel died in the first hour into the game, literally one of the worse way possible. When he literally saved Abby life and it was just essentially for nothing? Kind of threw all potential sympathy or justification naughty dog could make for her. As they tried with all her backstory. The ending and actual fighting gameplay saved this for me. Yea it would of been nice for Abby to ya know just drown and die after killing Joel and Jesse with just such ease and Ellie just so happens to be brain dead and can’t aim. again goes back to just so forced to like Abby. Was waiting for the option to decide if we can play Ellie to kill Abby towards the end.… Expand
  16. Aorenji
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad Story
    The story of the game is very bad, wait many years for this, it's amazing, I was expecting something better, it was influenced by a bad person, they ruined the story    … Expand
  17. mantikora
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hello I was waiting 3 years for this game and i wad totaly disapointed and i can cleqr my statments.

    Lets begin with graphics and gameplay, its totaly awsome the graphics is cool and physics pf some small parts just wonders!

    But the storyline is awful, because ot just does not make sense in some important parts, like when Joel dies in the begging of the game and Ellie wants revenge but when she kills everyone on her way but does not kill the person that killed Joel. In the nd she looses everything and does not get revenge. If you dont want to completely loose love to this game please dont play it!    … Expand
  18. DS19
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Game mechanics are as enjoyable as the last entry to the title and that’s where the enjoyment ended.

    Unfortunately, TLOU2 at its core is a social political manifesto. I don’t mind video games tackling these issues, of course. It makes the game so much more relatable and entertaining. However, the execution of how to convey these issues to the players is very important. You can’t just    Game mechanics are as enjoyable as the last entry to the title and that’s where the enjoyment ended.

    Unfortunately, TLOU2 at its core is a social political manifesto.

    I don’t mind video games tackling these issues, of course. It makes the game so much more relatable and entertaining.

    However, the execution of how to convey these issues to the players is very important. You can’t just force feed everything down the players’ throat with a tube and smack their face when they say they don’t want it    … Expand
  19. Eggmungus
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    The team that crafted this game did such an amazing job, with regards to what it delivers visually. The graphics deliver a punch, that make it a pleasure to play, even though many of the systems seem to have not progressed much beyond the original. However, without an equally amazing story to reflect that of the original, these are left feeling hollow. The desire to continue playing thisThe team that crafted this game did such an amazing job, with regards to what it delivers visually. The graphics deliver a punch, that make it a pleasure to play, even though many of the systems seem to have not progressed much beyond the original. However, without an equally amazing story to reflect that of the original, these are left feeling hollow. The desire to continue playing this game dies within such a short time from its start due to the appaulling writing and poor decisions, that I genuinely feel sorry for those whom put so much effort in to this product. I will not continue to spend time on this let down and would advise not to buy. Somebody has a hell of a lot to answer for this deception… Expand
  20. Wimkins101
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Made an account specifically for this:
    The writing in this game is soul-crushing... To witness my long-awaited years for this sequel and love for these characters tossed into a furnace before my very eyes.
    The disregard for the characters that Neil Druckmann had while writing this game is appalling and shows how out of touch he has become with who the characters are and why the fanbase made such strong connections with them. As always, the graphics and the animations are amazing, although the same old gameplay is here with little improvements, and the same BUTTON MASHING to get the next section of the level is still there. But although these issues were in the first game, they were largely ignored for the strength of the story.
    With this sequel however, you have all the annoyances in gameplay from The Last of Us 1, BUT WITH THE WORST PLOT YOU COULD EVER IMAGINE.

    The logic behind Ellies actions make NO sense, the disregard for beloved characters is insulting, the way the game FORCES you to play a character that the fanbase would loath makes me think the Devs were smoking something when writing it.

    I am so upset that this game ended up like this, Neil needs to hang it up and go back to punching 0's and 1's into a computer....    … Expand
  21. casttim
    Jun 25, 2020
    2
    Totally ruined my day.
    No logic, just intend to destroy the good things.
    They made the characters from Part I looks so stupid and nonsense.
    Feel awful, I won't buy this garbage.
  22. mombot
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    In the game, trans teenager Lev escapes from a religious cult after he shaves his head and risks being killed by his family. Throughout the game, he experiences physical, emotional, and religious violence and is deadnamed on more than one occasion.

    In 2017, Naughty Dog environmental artist David Ballard accused an unnamed lead developer of sexually harassing him in late 2015. Ballard    In the game, trans teenager Lev escapes from a religious cult after he shaves his head and risks being killed by his family. Throughout the game, he experiences physical, emotional, and religious violence and is deadnamed on more than one occasion.

    In 2017, Naughty Dog environmental artist David Ballard accused an unnamed lead developer of sexually harassing him in late 2015. Ballard said he told Sony and Naughty Dog about the sexual harassment, and was quickly fired and offered $20,000 to keep silent. Naughty Dog denied these allegations.

    During the production of The Last of Us 2, Naughty Dog compelled its developers to follow a grueling crunch production schedule. This mistreatment of employees led to a miserable, unhealthy work environment where 14 of the original 20 non-lead designers involved with Uncharted 4—or 70 percent—left the studio.

    Naughty Dog are an abusive employer that have wrapped themselves in a thin gauze of wokeness and rainbow-flag social media banners.

    I give their latest crunch labor product 2 points out of 10, because it boots and can be watched from beginning to end without any showstopping bugs. Also, that is how many fingers Ellie has left.    … Expand
  23. DeeWone
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Worst written story since GoT Season 8 .. even the bad Character Developement is similiar
  24. pepegaBoi
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Plot lvl: SW: The Rise of Skywalker
    *honk honk honk honk honk honk honk honk honk honk honk honk*
  25. Limey95
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    I'm done naughty dog. Perfect addition to 2020. So disappointed. The characters were unrecognisable and acted completely out of character, no choices in what we are forced to do and a silly pandering message at the end. Thanks but no thanks
  26. TheNachop
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Primero que nada Historia: 3/10
    Gameplay: 9/10
    Gráficos: 10/10
    Personajes: 5/10
    Ahora mi opinión

    Espere con ansias este juego jugue la primera parte hace 2 años pero de igual forma es muy bueno, pero matar repentinamente al protagonista del juego en media hora es muy muy Tonto, quiero decir como Joel siendo un Veterano en la supervivencia confía junto a Tommy en un grupo de desconocidos para llegar y decir sus nombres como si nada, desde el primer momento se sentía la tensión de que no era bueno. Además de que te hacen jugar con el Asesino de un personaje importante y hacerte luchar contra el protagonista es demasiado ridículo, sobre todo la historia es muy mala y aburrida ( me divertí mucho más en los flashbacks de ellie que en todo el juego, no es broma.)entiendo el mensaje de que la venganza es mala, pero amigo! De eso se trata el juego y de haber sido así por que asesinar a joel? Y hacerte recorrer medio mapa con Ellie asesinando cientos de personas para quea al final dejes a nuestro objetivo escapar como si nada. _. Estamos hablando de la persona que que Asesino a tu padre, tu tío, tu amigo y casi asesino a tu novia embarazada y que te arranque los dedos cuando tu pasatiempo es tocar guitarra . _. Estamos hablando de la persona que hizo el miedo de Ellie realidad, quedarse sola , ya que hasta Dina se fue de la casa con su hijo, como es posible esto? , sinceramente los flashbacks del juego fueron lo mejor sin duda, además de que me hicieron llorar al estar más tiempo con Joel como un padre divirtiéndose junto a Ellie. Así que el gameplay y los flashbacks me hacen darle algo de puntos al juego.    … Expand
  27. Luthor5832
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the first time I've played a game where I felt like I was being punished for enjoying the previous title. The last flashback especially that showed Joel and Ellie were attempting to reconcile their relationship seemed like a pointless and mean spirited decision from the writing team. The game is too functional mechanically to give it a zero but it is extremely disappointing.… Expand
  28. Kooks12
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Dear "pro" critics, we are not dumb. We know over 40 of you scored it a 10/10 just because it's woke. You think you can be bias, give fake reviews, give an undeserving score, and gamers won't realise or mind? And then have the nerve to call gamers who disagree, or call out the bias, to be alt right?
    Well I will give you a taste of your own medecine. You give it a 10 only due to wokeness,    Dear "pro" critics, we are not dumb. We know over 40 of you scored it a 10/10 just because it's woke. You think you can be bias, give fake reviews, give an undeserving score, and gamers won't realise or mind? And then have the nerve to call gamers who disagree, or call out the bias, to be alt right?
    Well I will give you a taste of your own medecine. You give it a 10 only due to wokeness, I'll give it a 2 for its wokeness.

    In these current days, where everyone is bending the knee to the far left, pandering to the woke, canceling insulting and lying about whoever disagrees, gamers today have spoken.
    The everyday Joe might be letting you break down statues, and keeping quite in fear of being fired from their jobs and not be able to provide for their family anymore, but gamers aren't the same. We're too busy playing to go outside and protest. So when you bring the protest to our living rooms, we have no qualms tearing you a new one.

    Keep your wokeness that panders to such a tiniest of the tiny minority of the planet, away from us.    … Expand
  29. Eclipseking
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Just joined to write this!
    Awful Story. Mediocre game play.
    I cannot believe the critic review. Do they even have any brain or eyes.
    Truly disappointing game. Had such high hopes.
  30. xMasTwenty
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is an opinion that is told by me, a huge fan of The first Last of us.
    I finished TLOU2 from A to Z to make my own and unique opinion of this sequel. Well. I don't even know where to start. I am so, lost and disappointed with this game.
    7 years for that.

    I was one of those who had seen the leaks but still wanted to play being a big fan of The Last of us 1.
    History had marked me. The relationship of the main characters also. Joel in particular seeing in him a father I had never had.

    I was well aware that he would certainly not survive in this second chapter. I was quite ok with that btw. But in this way? WTF happened?
    Joel deserved so much better. His story with Ellie too. How do we get there. How can you spit so openly on the fans and completely destroy a story that was incredible at first.

    My note clearly goes to the graphics wich are incredible and the music let's say.
    The rest, the story, the characters who are ghosts and who have never interested me, the writing, the logic and THIS endgame were an incredible mess. I truly am disappointed.

    "The game is about revenge" they said. "It's worth playing" they said.
    No.
    This game is about a beloved character from the community who is killed like **** by a golf club. His death will want to be avenged by Ellie who when she has the opportunity will simply let go the golfer.
    Ellie loses a father.
    Ellie loses two fingers.
    Ellie loses his girlfriend.
    Ellie loses the ability of playing guitar (the only memory she might have kept from Joel)
    Ellie loses everything.
    When and where is revenge? And why do we get to play Joel’s killer ? What is wrong with u ND ? I don’t want to play this character and i’am not interested in it. I can understand that they wanted to write a story that would explain to us that revenge leads to nothing and that we can end up losing everything but damn not after having taken us Joel THAT way after 2 f****** hours of gameplay !

    Joel's death doesn't bother me more than that because I expected it like any fan. What bothers me is the way they did it, the lying trailers, the manipulation and to repeat myself : the story etc.

    I have never been emotional once in the game. Comparing the last of us 1. At one point, all this violence and hatred didn't even do anything to me. What I mean by that is that it was too much.

    I really and sincerely hope that ND will never think of a possible Last of us 3.
    They disappointed and spit on their community by offering this game.
    For me the game stops at the first one, chapter 2 will never have existed.

    Not to be "too" negative, the only thing that is really worth in this game are the graphics.
    Play without paying attention to the story which is very difficult for someone who did the first chapter.

    If you want to play a game and have never played TLOU1, want to see beautiful graphics and have fun smashing everything then play the last of us 2, you may not be disappointed.

    If you want an incredible immersion, a touching and magnificent story, also with pretty good graphics then play THE LAST OF US 1 !

    I was actually playing the real last of us story only when there were flashbacks with Ellie and Joel. That’s what The last of us 2 should have been. And yeah at some point, Joel would have died by saving Ellie or some **** like that or maybe not who knows, and his last words could have been « you’re always be my baby girl ».
    I don’t know.
    Deception.
    That’s all.    … Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 113 out of 121
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 121
  3. Negative: 0 out of 121
  1. GameMAG
    Sep 13, 2020
    90
    The Last of Us Part II is the high point of the PlayStation 4. The plot is controversial, but the game is the incredibly addictive adventure of Ellie, from which it is impossible to pull away from the opening and to the very end.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 5, 2020
    93
    Not everyone is going to enjoy the motives of The Last of Us Part II. But if you try and manage to accept the subliminal and not so subtle messages as a fact that the world has gone awry and that people have the need to have somewhere or someone to belong to as their own way out, then... You will witness the boundaries of gaming expand. You will witness a true masterpiece.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2020
    75
    If you loved the original for its great characters and well-paced story – stay away from this game. However, if you’re aching to sink into the depths of depression, or just want to cut some throats and burn some zombies – Part II will deliver. [Issue#247, p.72]
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